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The death toll from the Hong Kong high-rise fire this week has risen to 128, while around 200 people remain missing

The fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, Nov. 26

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation

The death toll from a devastating Hong Kong high-rise fire — the worst there since 1948 — has risen to 128, with about 200 more people still missing and more than 70 others injured, according to multiple news reports.

The fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court complex in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, the Hong Kong government said in a news release .

The towers are home to approximately 4,600 people, many of them over the age of 65, The New York Times reports

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